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  • RecFaces hosts biometrics panel to discuss APAC's shift to identity-based security systems.
  • Panel explores biometric transformation enhancing security and efficiency in smart offices.
  • Webinar offers insights on implementing facial recognition in expanding APAC office markets.

RecFaces, a developer known for its enterprise-grade facial biometric software, is set to host an online expert panel titled "Face Forward: Building the Smart Office Standard in APAC." Scheduled for June 2 at 3:00 PM IST, the session will spotlight leading voices in biometrics, smart infrastructure, and workplace transformation, discussing how facial recognition is rapidly becoming a key operational standard in offices throughout India and the wider Asia-Pacific region.

As the APAC region experiences significant growth in its smart office and building markets, driven by IT campus proliferation and the demand for digital workplace efficiency, there is a noticeable shift from traditional access cards to biometric identification systems.

Digital workplace efficiency

The panel will delve into why, post-pandemic, the APAC region has seen touchless access control, biometric office entry, and hybrid employee identity models transition from being innovations to becoming expectations. This evolution is particularly evident in business centres, enterprise campuses, coworking settings, and modern corporate offices aiming to enhance security and operational efficiency.

RecFaces will host the event, featuring speakers such as Oleg Kurochkin, Business Development Director for APAC at RecFaces; Farida Baichora, Product Owner at RecFaces; Shashi Kumar Yadav, Co-Founder and CEO of Startologic Technologies; and Karan Kanal, Director at EINS Technologies India Pvt. Ltd.

Workforce time tracking

Targeted at system integrators, distributors, facility managers, business centre operators, coworking providers, and organisations managing offices with over 100 employees, the discussion will highlight challenges faced by modern offices. These include outdated card systems, inefficient workforce time tracking, administrative burdens on HR and security teams, and limited scalability of legacy infrastructure.

The session will also cover the seamless scalability needed for growing office environments

Participants will gain practical insights into the benefits of facial biometrics, such as eliminating card sharing and badge misuse, providing frictionless office entry, reducing administrative and HR overhead, enhancing workforce attendance accuracy, and strengthening security without increasing staff workload. The session will also cover the seamless scalability needed for growing office environments.

Biometric access control

The panel will present real-world applications of biometric access control, automated time and attendance systems, infrastructure integration, and workforce analytics. "In a region as digitally advanced and fast-evolving as APAC, smart offices are already a business reality," commented Oleg Kurochkin, Business Development Director for APAC at RecFaces. "But today, businesses need more than digitalisation alone. They need measurable operational and security outcomes."

Shashi Kumar Yadav of Startologic Technologies emphasised, "The market is clearly moving from physical credentials to trusted digital identity. For integrators and enterprise leaders, the real opportunity is not simply deploying new technology, but creating scalable ecosystems that combine security, automation, and business intelligence."

Evaluating biometric transformation

Besides market insights and demonstrations of use cases, the webinar will offer attendees implementation-focused guidance. This includes an overview of project lifecycles, infrastructure requirements, deployment timelines, potential risks, and strategies for successful scaling. Such insights are particularly relevant for partners and enterprise stakeholders evaluating biometric transformation.

Registration is now open for this limited-seating online event. Industry professionals keen to understand how biometric identity is shaping the future of office operations across the APAC region are encouraged to secure their place promptly.

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